I currently have my chickens in a run covered with wire and I have scrap metal leaning against the run to provide shade. My problem is that it's an eye sore. I thought about planting something that would grow over the run and provide food but thought it could get too heavy and come crashing...
If you give chickens a large enough run to forage in will they still fly out? I have a bad pest problem in my area so I've had to stop free ranging but i want to give them as much room as possible. While at the same time make it easier for me to herd them back in at night.
I'm almost certain at this point that i have a raccoon problem. I had a nest of roughly 12 to 15 eggs in the corner of my coop that my hens was hatching i went to check on it the other day and it had been ransacked and i checked it when i woke up and the rest of the eggs had been busted open and...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am not new to chickens and have had them off and on since i was 7.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
My current flock is 11 strong.
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have a mix the only 2 i know for certain are a...
I have 7 hens and 4 nesting boxes but they all refuse to lay in the boxes. This is their first year laying and they were laying in the boxes up till about a month ago. They do free range but up till a month ago they were laying in the boxes. I'm currently only getting an egg a day which i mark...